UPDATED: Fugitive Arrested Following Hours-Long Bristol Standoff

“Nick, this is the police department. Come out the front door and talk to us, please.”

That’s the message a police negotiator was broadcasting at the home at 491 Pond Street in Bristol Borough where 32-year-old Nicholas Napoli, a Croydon resident and fugitive, was holed up with his girlfriend Thursday.

By 7 p.m., police loudspeaker messages that were coming from an armored Bearcat indicated that the wanted Napoli had not made contact with them. However, the negotiator repeated they knew someone was inside because a light was on as the sun set.

Around 8:30 p.m., Naploi and his girlfriend were taken into custody in the second-floor of the home after police breached the residence, Bristol Borough police Chief Steve Henry said. He added it was unclear if Napoli’s girlfriend will be charged in connection with the standoff.

It was not stated whether Napoli was armed inside the home, but there was an initial worry weapons were present.

Police said Napoli was a “person of interest” in a fatal hit-and-run crash along State Road in Bristol Township’s Croydon section earlier this week. They backed off media reports that indicated he was a suspect in that case.

Napoli was convicted in 2006 of assault and in September stopped reporting to his probation agent. He was last known to have lived in the 2100 block of Dixon Avenue in Bristol Township’s Croydon section. All this week, police and the U.S. Marshal Service have been hunting for him along with a friend who also skipped out on state parole.

Langhorne police Chief John Godzieba, who acted as a spokesman for Bristol Borough police, said officers were looking for Napoli when they attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Jared Aichele, 34, of Bristol Township. He was taken into custody and it was quickly determined Naploi was in the home.

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Henry said officers were able to determine that Napoli had barricaded the door to the home with a sofa. He also did not comply with numerous requests by police to come out.

To try to speak with Napoli, police used the Bearcat loudspeakers and also left a phone to try to communicate with the 32 year old.

SWAT operators from numerous Lower Bucks County police departments were on the scene from late afternoon into the nighttime hours. They blocked off numerous streets around the scene.

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The breach to led to the capture of Napoli and his girlfriend happened after an opportunity was spotted by the SWAT commander.

School children in the borough were locked down until early evening. Police were concerned about the students as they walked home from classes.

“We know it was an inconvenience today … we really appreciate the cooperation of Bristol Borough,” Henry told reporters.

Supervisor Deputy U.S Marshal Rob Clark credited a tip from a LevittownNow.com reader as leading police to find Napoli.

“Our priority right now is to bring back normalcy the residents who have been so cooperative today,” Henry said.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.